List of home automation software

Home Automation software is software that facilitates control of common appliances found in a home, office, or sometimes a commercial setting, such as lights, HVAC equipment, access control, sprinklers, and other devices. Software typically provides for scheduling tasks, such as turning sprinklers on at the appropriate time, event handling, such as turning lights on when motion is detected. Typically the application will support multiple interfaces to the outside world, such as XMPP, email, Z-Wave, X10, etc.

The software will typically provide a user interface which is often based on a client-server model, such as a web UI or a smartphone app, or some combination thereof.

More advanced applications will often allow users to write scripts in a programming language to handle more complex tasks.

As of 2016 there are many competing home automation standards for both hardware and software.

Open-source software

A list of software across multiple platforms which is designed to perform home automation.

Name	Linux	Mac	Windows	Android	iOS	License	Technologies
AllJoyn (by AllSeen Alliance)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
IoTivity (by Open Connectivity Foundation)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
LinuxMCE	Y		Control App	Control App	Control App	GPL	Asterisk, Bluetooth, KNX, 1-Wire, Serial, Wake on LAN (WoL), Z-Wave, X10, Infrared, GlobalCache, MythTV, Video Disc Recorder (VDR), Hulu, HDHomeRun
Project Brillo	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Weave, Thread
QIVICON	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		HomeMatic, ZigBee

Closed-source software

Name	Linux	Mac	Windows	Android	iOS	License	Technologies
Microsoft HomeOS			Y			Academic license
HomeSeer	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Bluetooth, 1-Wire, Z-Wave, X10, UPB, Insteon, Infrared

Proprietary hardware

A list of platforms that require custom, closed hardware for home automation.

Name	Configuration Tools	Technologies
AMX LLC	Netlinx Studio, TPDesign	Configuration tools only work on Windows.
Control4	Composer	Uses a Linux kernel, configuration tools only work on Windows. Platform also supports open hardware utilising the Z-Wave standard.^[1]
INSTEON	INSTEON Hub, INSTEON for Windows	Lighting, appliances, sensors. Mobile apps for Android and iOS, configuration tools only work with Windows.
Lutron		Focused on lighting and shades, configuration tools only work on Windows.
SmartThings		Lighting, appliances, sensors. Mobile apps for Android and iOS.

Home automation

System

Elements

Interconnection
type

Wired	Cable (xDSL) Optical fiber Powerline PLCBUS Universal powerline bus (UPB) X10

Wireless	Radio frequency Bluetooth Bluetooth low energy DECT EnOcean GPRS MyriaNed ONE-NET UMTS Wi-Fi ZigBee Z-Wave Infrared (Consumer IR)

Both	Insteon KNX

Network
technologies,
by function

Device interconnection	Bluetooth Bluetooth low energy FireWire IrDA USB ZigBee

Control and automation	AllJoyn SCS BUS with OpenWebNet C-Bus (protocol) CEBus EnOcean EHS Insteon KNX LonWorks ONE-NET Universal Powerline Bus X10 ZigBee Z-Wave

Data networking	Ethernet HomePlug HomePNA Wi-Fi

Tasks

Other

References

↑ "Control4 becomes latest company to join Z-Wave Alliance". IoTTech. IoT Tech News. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

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